Return | |
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Hangul | 리턴 |
Genre | |
Created by |
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Written by | Choi Kyung-mi |
Directed by | Joo Dong-min |
Starring |
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Music by | Kim Joon-seok |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 34 [a] [b] |
Production | |
Executive producer | SBS Drama Operation Team |
Producer | Park Hyung-ki |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 35 minutes [b] |
Production company | The Story Works |
Original release | |
Network | SBS TV |
Release | January 17 March 22, 2018 | –
Return ( Korean: 리턴; RR: Riteon) is a 2018 South Korean television series. It aired on SBS TV from January 17 to March 22, 2018, every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:00 ( KST) for 34 episodes. [3] [4]
A body is found on the freeway, and the four suspects are South Korea's powerful elites. Choi Ja-hye, the most influential and famous female lawyer in the country, decides to take the case and defend Kang In-ho, per the request of her law school friend Geum Na-ra. However, In-ho was having an affair with the victim and was seen having an argument with her the day before the murder took place. As Ja-hye investigates the case with Dokgo Young, a detective with a dark past as a juvenile criminal, they realize that the case is not a simple murder but was born out of corruption and dark secrets among In-ho and his friends.
The first script reading of the cast was held on November 15, 2017. [8] [9]
On February 7, 2018, it was reported that there was a large dispute on the set of the series on the 5th, between lead actress Go Hyun-jung and the series' director Joo Dong-min. [10] The following day, Go's agency officially announced that the actress would be leaving the team due to irreconcilable differences with the directing team concerning the production process. [11] [12] [13] [14] The agency also denied the initial reports that her sudden departure was due to her physically assaulting director Joo; stating that "there was indeed a verbal conflict but reports of physical assault was nonsensical". [15] [16] Meanwhile, viewers of the series flooded SBS website with comments blaming the producer for "abusing his power" and calling for director Joo to quit instead. [17] [18]
Actress Park Jin-hee later replaced Go Hyun-jung for the role of Choi Ja-hye. She started filming on February 13 and first appeared on the sixteenth episode. [5]
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Return" (리턴) | Ronny Chu | 3:45 |
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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2. | "Again" | Jang Jae-in | 3:20 |
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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2. | "Black Sun" (검은 해) | Se So Neon | 3:30 |
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
TNmS [19] | Nielsen Korea [20] | ||||
Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
1 | January 17, 2018 | 6.6% (19th) | 7.4% | 6.7% (19th) | 7.5% (11th) |
2 | 7.8% (15th) | 9.3% | 8.5% (9th) | 9.0% (6th) | |
3 | January 18, 2018 | 7.0% (20th) | 7.7% | 7.8% (14th) | 8.5% (9th) |
4 | 7.9% (15th) | 8.6% | 9.0% (8th) | 9.7% (5th) | |
5 | January 24, 2018 | 9.1% (14th) | 10.2% | 11.0% (8th) | 12.0% (5th) |
6 | 10.5% (9th) | 12.4% | 14.1% (4th) | 16.0% (3rd) | |
7 | January 25, 2018 | 9.8% (11th) | 10.9% | 12.7% (6th) | 13.6% (5th) |
8 | 11.5% (8th) | 12.7% | 15.2% (3rd) | 16.4% (3rd) | |
9 | January 31, 2018 | 9.6% (11th) | 10.9% | 12.7% (5th) | 14.0% (4th) |
10 | 11.2% (8th) | 12.8% | 15.1% (3rd) | 16.7% (3rd) | |
11 | February 1, 2018 | 11.2% (10th) | 12.8% | 14.2% (4th) | 15.8% (4th) |
12 | 12.7% (8th) | 14.4% | 16.0% (3rd) | 17.7% (2nd) | |
13 | February 7, 2018 | 10.4% (11th) | 12.2% | 14.4% (5th) | 16.2% (3rd) |
14 | 12.6% (8th) | 14.8% | 17.4% (2nd) | 19.6% (1st) | |
15 | February 14, 2018 [c] | 11.5% (5th) | 12.7% | 12.8% (4th) | 14.0% (4th) |
16 | 15.7% (2nd) | 16.9% | 17.0% (2nd) | 18.2% (1st) | |
17 | February 22, 2018 [d] | 11.3% (9th) | 12.5% | 12.2% (5th) | 13.6% (4th) |
18 | 13.8% (3rd) | 15.4% | 16.5% (1st) | 18.2% (1st) | |
19 | February 28, 2018 | 10.7% (9th) | 11.2% | 11.5% (5th) | 12.0% (5th) |
20 | 13.5% (4th) | 14.3% | 15.2% (3rd) | 16.0% (2nd) | |
21 | March 1, 2018 | 11.8% (8th) | 13.0% | 13.6% (5th) | 14.8% (3rd) |
22 | 14.1% (4th) | 15.5% | 16.3% (2nd) | 17.7% (2nd) | |
23 | March 7, 2018 | 11.6% (7th) | 12.8% | 13.7% (5th) | 14.9% (4th) |
24 | 14.0% (4th) | 15.7% | 16.2% (3rd) | 17.9% (2nd) | |
25 | March 8, 2018 | 11.8% (8th) | 13.5% | 13.4% (5th) | 15.1% (3rd) |
26 | 13.7% (6th) | 14.9% | 16.2% (2nd) | 17.4% (2nd) | |
27 | March 14, 2018 | 10.4% (5th) | 12.0% | 12.1% (5th) | 13.7% (4th) |
28 | 12.2% (4th) | 14.3% | 14.7% (3rd) | 16.7% (2nd) | |
29 | March 15, 2018 | 11.2% (8th) | 12.8% | 13.0% (5th) | 14.6% (3rd) |
30 | 12.6% (6th) | 14.5% | 15.2% (2nd) | 17.1% (2nd) | |
31 | March 21, 2018 | 10.0% (14th) | 11.6% | 13.3% (5th) | 14.9% (3rd) |
32 | 11.8% (6th) | 13.5% | 16.1% (2nd) | 17.8% (2nd) | |
33 | March 22, 2018 | 12.7% (7th) | 14.8% | 14.6% (4th) | 16.4% (3rd) |
34 | 13.8% (5th) | 15.6% | 16.7% (2nd) | 18.4% (1st) | |
Average | 11.4% | 12.8% | 13.7% | 15.1% | |
|
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | 54th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Bong Tae-gyu | Nominated | [22] |
2nd The Seoul Awards | Nominated | [23] | |||
SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama | Lee Jin-wook | Nominated | [24] | |
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama | Park Jin-hee | Nominated | |||
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama | Park Ki-woong | Nominated | |||
Bong Tae-gyu | Nominated | ||||
Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama | Jung Eun-chae | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Oh Dae-hwan | Nominated | |||
Best New Actor | Yoon Jong-hoon | Nominated | |||
Best Character | Won | ||||
Shin Sung-rok | Won | ||||
Park Ki-woong | Won | ||||
Bong Tae-gyu | Won |
Return | |
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Hangul | 리턴 |
Genre | |
Created by |
|
Written by | Choi Kyung-mi |
Directed by | Joo Dong-min |
Starring |
|
Music by | Kim Joon-seok |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 34 [a] [b] |
Production | |
Executive producer | SBS Drama Operation Team |
Producer | Park Hyung-ki |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 35 minutes [b] |
Production company | The Story Works |
Original release | |
Network | SBS TV |
Release | January 17 March 22, 2018 | –
Return ( Korean: 리턴; RR: Riteon) is a 2018 South Korean television series. It aired on SBS TV from January 17 to March 22, 2018, every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:00 ( KST) for 34 episodes. [3] [4]
A body is found on the freeway, and the four suspects are South Korea's powerful elites. Choi Ja-hye, the most influential and famous female lawyer in the country, decides to take the case and defend Kang In-ho, per the request of her law school friend Geum Na-ra. However, In-ho was having an affair with the victim and was seen having an argument with her the day before the murder took place. As Ja-hye investigates the case with Dokgo Young, a detective with a dark past as a juvenile criminal, they realize that the case is not a simple murder but was born out of corruption and dark secrets among In-ho and his friends.
The first script reading of the cast was held on November 15, 2017. [8] [9]
On February 7, 2018, it was reported that there was a large dispute on the set of the series on the 5th, between lead actress Go Hyun-jung and the series' director Joo Dong-min. [10] The following day, Go's agency officially announced that the actress would be leaving the team due to irreconcilable differences with the directing team concerning the production process. [11] [12] [13] [14] The agency also denied the initial reports that her sudden departure was due to her physically assaulting director Joo; stating that "there was indeed a verbal conflict but reports of physical assault was nonsensical". [15] [16] Meanwhile, viewers of the series flooded SBS website with comments blaming the producer for "abusing his power" and calling for director Joo to quit instead. [17] [18]
Actress Park Jin-hee later replaced Go Hyun-jung for the role of Choi Ja-hye. She started filming on February 13 and first appeared on the sixteenth episode. [5]
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Return" (리턴) | Ronny Chu | 3:45 |
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
---|---|---|---|
2. | "Again" | Jang Jae-in | 3:20 |
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
---|---|---|---|
2. | "Black Sun" (검은 해) | Se So Neon | 3:30 |
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
TNmS [19] | Nielsen Korea [20] | ||||
Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
1 | January 17, 2018 | 6.6% (19th) | 7.4% | 6.7% (19th) | 7.5% (11th) |
2 | 7.8% (15th) | 9.3% | 8.5% (9th) | 9.0% (6th) | |
3 | January 18, 2018 | 7.0% (20th) | 7.7% | 7.8% (14th) | 8.5% (9th) |
4 | 7.9% (15th) | 8.6% | 9.0% (8th) | 9.7% (5th) | |
5 | January 24, 2018 | 9.1% (14th) | 10.2% | 11.0% (8th) | 12.0% (5th) |
6 | 10.5% (9th) | 12.4% | 14.1% (4th) | 16.0% (3rd) | |
7 | January 25, 2018 | 9.8% (11th) | 10.9% | 12.7% (6th) | 13.6% (5th) |
8 | 11.5% (8th) | 12.7% | 15.2% (3rd) | 16.4% (3rd) | |
9 | January 31, 2018 | 9.6% (11th) | 10.9% | 12.7% (5th) | 14.0% (4th) |
10 | 11.2% (8th) | 12.8% | 15.1% (3rd) | 16.7% (3rd) | |
11 | February 1, 2018 | 11.2% (10th) | 12.8% | 14.2% (4th) | 15.8% (4th) |
12 | 12.7% (8th) | 14.4% | 16.0% (3rd) | 17.7% (2nd) | |
13 | February 7, 2018 | 10.4% (11th) | 12.2% | 14.4% (5th) | 16.2% (3rd) |
14 | 12.6% (8th) | 14.8% | 17.4% (2nd) | 19.6% (1st) | |
15 | February 14, 2018 [c] | 11.5% (5th) | 12.7% | 12.8% (4th) | 14.0% (4th) |
16 | 15.7% (2nd) | 16.9% | 17.0% (2nd) | 18.2% (1st) | |
17 | February 22, 2018 [d] | 11.3% (9th) | 12.5% | 12.2% (5th) | 13.6% (4th) |
18 | 13.8% (3rd) | 15.4% | 16.5% (1st) | 18.2% (1st) | |
19 | February 28, 2018 | 10.7% (9th) | 11.2% | 11.5% (5th) | 12.0% (5th) |
20 | 13.5% (4th) | 14.3% | 15.2% (3rd) | 16.0% (2nd) | |
21 | March 1, 2018 | 11.8% (8th) | 13.0% | 13.6% (5th) | 14.8% (3rd) |
22 | 14.1% (4th) | 15.5% | 16.3% (2nd) | 17.7% (2nd) | |
23 | March 7, 2018 | 11.6% (7th) | 12.8% | 13.7% (5th) | 14.9% (4th) |
24 | 14.0% (4th) | 15.7% | 16.2% (3rd) | 17.9% (2nd) | |
25 | March 8, 2018 | 11.8% (8th) | 13.5% | 13.4% (5th) | 15.1% (3rd) |
26 | 13.7% (6th) | 14.9% | 16.2% (2nd) | 17.4% (2nd) | |
27 | March 14, 2018 | 10.4% (5th) | 12.0% | 12.1% (5th) | 13.7% (4th) |
28 | 12.2% (4th) | 14.3% | 14.7% (3rd) | 16.7% (2nd) | |
29 | March 15, 2018 | 11.2% (8th) | 12.8% | 13.0% (5th) | 14.6% (3rd) |
30 | 12.6% (6th) | 14.5% | 15.2% (2nd) | 17.1% (2nd) | |
31 | March 21, 2018 | 10.0% (14th) | 11.6% | 13.3% (5th) | 14.9% (3rd) |
32 | 11.8% (6th) | 13.5% | 16.1% (2nd) | 17.8% (2nd) | |
33 | March 22, 2018 | 12.7% (7th) | 14.8% | 14.6% (4th) | 16.4% (3rd) |
34 | 13.8% (5th) | 15.6% | 16.7% (2nd) | 18.4% (1st) | |
Average | 11.4% | 12.8% | 13.7% | 15.1% | |
|
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | 54th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Bong Tae-gyu | Nominated | [22] |
2nd The Seoul Awards | Nominated | [23] | |||
SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama | Lee Jin-wook | Nominated | [24] | |
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama | Park Jin-hee | Nominated | |||
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama | Park Ki-woong | Nominated | |||
Bong Tae-gyu | Nominated | ||||
Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama | Jung Eun-chae | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Oh Dae-hwan | Nominated | |||
Best New Actor | Yoon Jong-hoon | Nominated | |||
Best Character | Won | ||||
Shin Sung-rok | Won | ||||
Park Ki-woong | Won | ||||
Bong Tae-gyu | Won |